Hot-water stove



Sept. 14 1926.

REEVES HOT WATER STOVE Filed April 24, 1923 iff/6.2.

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

UNITED stares SAMUEL V. REEVES, OF HADDONFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

HOT-WATER STOVE.

Application led April 24, 1.923. ScTalNo. 634,240.

The object of my present invention is to devise a novel construction andarrangement o'l' a hot water stove having a plurality oi water chambersand a separate source oi; heat for effecting the heating of the water insaid water chambers, although one or the other of such sources oi heatmay be dispensed with.

It further comprehends a novel construction oi a hot water stove whereina water i jaclretediire pot has superimposed above it a water ringforming a continuation of such lire pot and a separate grate is employedfor the water jacketeol re pot and for the water ring.

In devices of this character, it is-desirable to have one of the waterchambers connected with the radiators and to have one or more waterchambers serve as a supply of hot water for household purposes such asior the kitchen and the bath room. lfilhere a single tire is employed,it is diliticult in practice to so adjust it that heat is not wasted inthe summer time when the radiators are not in use.

In accordance with my present invention both fires may be in operationat the same time or a single fire employed to heat both of the waterchambers. ln the summer time, when the radiators are not in use, thetire 'for only one of these water chambers is employed.

lt further comprehends a novel construc-4 tion oil. a hot water stovewherein a plurality oi superimposed water chambers are employed, theinner Walls of which contribute to form the iire pot with a source ofheat for each water chamber, the upper` grate being provided with aremovable section so that the proper draft can be obtained for the lowertire.

It further eomprehends a novel construetion and arrangement oi a waterjacleted .tire pot, a `water ring, grate supporting members and gratos.

Other novel features oi construction and advantage will hereinafter morefully appear in the detailed description andthe appended claim.

For the purpose oi illustrating my invention, I have shown in Vtheaccompanying drawings embodiments thereotwhich are at present preferredby me, since these embod.

iments will be found in practice to give satsfastery and reliableresults. It sliowest diameter intermediate its ends.

ever, to be understood that the various in- Figure 1 represents, insectional elevation,

a hot water stove, embodying my invention.

Figure 2 represents a section on line 2-2 oit Figure l.

Figure 3 represents a section on line 3-3 oit Figure 1.

Figure l represents a view in section showing the grate sections in adifferent relation from that seen in Figure 3; and

Figure 5 represents, in detached position, aV top plan view oi a gratesupport.

Referring to the drawings. l.

l designates the base of thefstove on vwhich is mounted a base top orash pit ring 2 which at its upper end is provided with an inwardlyextending flange 3 to receive the water acketed fire pot Lixwhich isprovided with the water chamber 5 which is of great- The Vflange 3 alsoserves as a support for a rest supporting ring 6 having Vthe alignedrecesses 7 and 8 which are adapted to receive a grate bar rest 9 thecentral portion of such rest being depressed. The rest is provided withthe upwardly extending pin 10. The rest supporting ring 6 is providedwith an annular recess 11 in its outer periphery near its bottom so thatit can set down into the flange 3. l l

l2 designates a grate bar supporting ring having in its top asemicircular recess 13.

14C designates a grate cross bar :trom which f extends laterally a.recessed arm 15 which seats on the pin l0 ot the rest 9. The grate barsupporting ring is provided with the oppositely disposed recesses orseats 16 and with an outward extension 17 which forms the equivalent ofa shank and this extension is provided with an aperture 18, in order tofacilitate its manipulation when it is desired to shake. the grate byoscillating it in a horizontal plane. The underiace oi the' extension isrecessed, as at 19. 2O designates a semicircular grate which is adaptedto be received in the recess 13 land to be replaced by a flat grate 21,the grate 2O being provided with a vertically disposed iront grate CIImember 22. The purpose ot the' upstanding grate isI to Adivide a lirepet into tivo sections so that' it asinall tire is desired a smallquantity of fuel may be used iu one section Without spreading all overthe other .'ion. The grate section 20 forms the rear portion ot theGrate, and the trout portion is toi-ined by a grate section 28 havingthe trunnions 24 which are received in the seats 1G of: the grate ybarsupporting` ring. The section23` is thus pivot-ally supported and it isheld in its upivard position by means ot a pin `25 which is received inthe recess 3,9 and* passes through the aperture 25 in the grate' barsupporting ring 12.

They construction' just described refers to the upper grate mechanism;The upper and lower rests 9 and rest supporting ring G are ofthe sameconstruction' so that they have been given the same referencecharacters. The lo'iver grate in Figures l and 2 as indicated at 27,l isof the dravf'bar type and is' provide'dwit-h a draw-bar 28' and it ispivotally mounted on the pin l0 of the loiver rest' 9. The upper rest'supporting ring 6 is Vcarried the' 'Water aclreted fire potl andcontributes With such Water yaclreted fire pot to'support a Water ring'29 which is provided with a Water chamber 30. A top easing ring 31 isseated on the water ring 29. and is'provid'ed with a damper con-v trolVexit flue 32V and With the removable lids 33'.' The-top ot the stove isadapted to be used for domestic purposes it desired.

The Water.l jacketed firepot l is provided with an inlet' pipe 46 and anoutlet pige 47 and ina similar manner, the Water ring 29 is providedwith an'inlet pipe 48 and a discharge pipe 49.

The Aoperation of my present' invention will ,now be readily apparent tothose skilled in this art and is as follows:

When. itf is desired' to provide hot Water for use both inthe radiatorsand for bath roomv andhousehold purposes, the lower grate mechanism`only'may be employed in which case the upper grate mechanism can remainin place'or' it maybe removed, as it has beentound in practice that thedraft through the re pot isnotL interfered with. Either the Watervjaclreted fire pot or the Water ringniay becon'nected with the radiatorsystem, as may be'de'sired.

Vlien it is desired-to maintain a very loiv fire in the main or lowerlire chamber,

is preferably about four-litths of the eapacity when the grate-sections20 and 23 are both employed. "lhis elevated supplementary tire can beused in conjunction With the lower, fire irrespective of Whether thelower is low in volume and low burn ing or ,vhether it is ot normalvolume and burning at 1nl f-:imurn capacity.

li the water required from the upper vfatcr chamber is but a smallquantity, the

upper lire may be kept a fractional size until such time as the greaterquantity of hot Water may be needed. The grate section 20 can then beremoved and the grate sections 2l and23` utilized so as to carry a [ireequal 1' f that in accordance With my present inven- 'I tion, l providea plurality of superposed and independent Water chambers and a separatesource/.ot heat for each chamber, and, wl'ienever desired, the uppersource oit' heat may have its capacity reduced or it may be eliminated.ln a similar manner, the source of heat ior the lower Water chamber maybe eliminated and only the upper source of heat en'iployed, so-that onlythe upper Water chamber Will be heated.V I I .ln this inail-ner, thedesired supply of hot Water can be maintained at all seasons ot the yearandthe Water chambers may be heated by the same source of heat, heatedby independent sources of heat, or one source oi" heat or the other maybe dispensed Yith in accordance with conditions and requirements metwith iny practice.

ylhe Water ring, as illustrated, forms' a continuation ot theire potformed by the inner wall ot the Water jaclreted lire pot 4.

ln accordance` With my present invention, llempl'o'y a base or lowertire which, as il lustrated, is utilized to heat a Water j acketed firepot, although itivill be apparent that a lire pot which dees not have aWater chamberin it may be employed', ifdesired.

Above this loiver tire pot, I can employ one or more .vater rings orWater chambers, although Jfor purpose'otr illustration, I have preferredto show a single Water' ring above the Water jaclreted lire pot.

The grate cross bar 14 ormsa part of its respective grate 2O or 21.Itivill thus be understood that the basev fire can bel operatedindependently of or conjointly Withone ormore uppei'fires so thatthe-hot Water for onev ,or morev circuits may effectively heatedit willnew appare-at that I have-felis# vised a novel and useful constructionof a hot Water stove which embodies the features of advantage enumeratedas desirable in the statement of the invention and the abovedescription, and While I have, in the present instance, shown anddescribed embodiments thereof which Will lgive in practice satisfactoryand reliable results, it is to be understood that these embodiments aresusceptible of modification in various particulars Without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by l Letters Patent, is:

A hot Water stove, comprising a top casing having a lid, a Waterjacketed fire pot, a rest ring contributing to support it, a rest onsaid rest ring, a grate carried by said rest, a rest ring supported onsaid fire pot, a rest supported by sai-d rest ring, a grate having aremovable section supported by said. rest, a Water ring carried by saidlast named rest ring and fire pot, and a iiue for the iire pot which lueextends horitally beneath said lid.

SAMUEL V. REEVES.

